Colored Americans to have August day at World's Exposition
The Joint Committee on Ceremonies plans a praise and thanksgiving day in August 1893 likely the 17th for the colored people of the United States. Attendees may exceed 100,000 with major oratory and music by a large chorus of 2,000 and Afro-American instrumentalists, plus a 50-voice male chorus. In Quincy Illinois a Sold iers' Home inmate Soho Hamlin was found in a cellar, frozen and decayed after an intoxicated fall. he had lived at the Home since 1887.
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Charles Rove
Daniel Pensinger
Green Township
Jay County
Ind
Trenton
United States
Soho Hamlin
Soldiers’ Home
Quincy
Hampshire Street
Iff
Hamlin
Toledo headlines mix crime, death and politics
A Bohemian ex priest in Baltimore harmed his infant and wounded a child before leaping from a three story window unharmed and later marrying a congregant. Morace Walbridgs, Toledo elder and mining investor, died after daylong finals. A freight wreck near Atherton Indiana injured crew. Akron reports a smallpox surge with fifty cases and ten deaths in quarantined homes. The US Senate passes the anti option bill by 40 to 9, aiming to curb boards in trade gambling.
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John Aojda
Baltimore
Senate
United States Senate
Lurid Mob Lynching of a Negro in Medon Tennessee
A mob in Medon violent ly killed Lewis Newborn after accusing him of stealing $50 from Tom Butler. After attempts to extract a confession, he was hanged, shot, and left for two hours in a slough. he later crawled to a nearby cabin, fate uncertain.
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Medon
Tenn
Illinois Central Railroad
Tom Butler
Lewis Newborn
Newbern
Paul Pearce
Pearce
Newborn
President Harrison Proclaims Mourning for Blaine
Following the death of James G Blaine in Washington the President directs national mourning. All executive departments in Washington close, public buildings display the flag at half staff, and the State Department is draped in mourning for thirty days. Secretary of State J W Foorter signs.
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Blaine
Executive
Washington
United States
James Il Neapie Elaine
Ilo
National House of Representatives
Wos
Senate
Garfield
Congress
Department of State
France Demands Explanation Over British Egypt Action
Paris dispatch cites France asking Britain for reasons behind the British army of occupation in Egypt. French papers show anger at England's stance, with editors arguing for retaliation and urging occupation of Tangiers as a counter. European powers vow to resist a British-dominated khedivate.
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Great Brritain
Paris
Egypt
Preas
England
Great Britain
The
Figaro
Tangiers
Republique Francaise
Europe
Conditions of Trade and Trade Uncertainty Across Markets
RG Dun & Co's weekly review notes a rise in distribution of products and stronger demand for manufactured goods, improving business in many areas. Yet gold shipments projected to top 3,000,000 this week strain treasuries, heighten future nervousness, and keep risk appetite low despite easier money. Large liquidations of major speculations also free capital, contributing to an overall uncertain outlook.
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RG. Dun & Co
Treasury
Nervy Young Man Foils Masked Bank Robbery at Toronto Office
Late Friday afternoon four masked men entered Home Savings and Loan Society in Toronto aiming for $7,000. Teller Mr Wallace refused to surrender as robbers attacked the cage and counter. one clerk was wounded and police were alerted, prompting the robbers to flee.
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Bank of Waverly
Kan
Caadler Cavall
J. A. Engleman
Home Savings and Loan Society of Toronto
Wallace
Robbery Crackdown Hits Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Staff
A massive theft ring on the Santa Fe railroad New Mexico division was smashed with engineers conductors brakemen and agents arrested in Raton and other towns. For months the service lost silks velvets cigars tobacco clothing and other goods as the secret service builds a case against twenty five to thirty employees.
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Raton
N. M
New Mexico
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Jaih
Secret Service Department
Queen Margherite Receives White Dress Gift From King
The beloved Queen of Italy, aging gracefully, told her husband she is too old to wear white gowns. The King proposed a fortnight to decide, then sent a grand packing case filled with white dresses labeled with a card reading The King's decision.
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Margherite
Italy
Europe
Heathenish Idea About Dogs Far East Beliefs
A Chinese diplomat asserts that a Pekin household welcomes a stray dog to influence its fortunes. In Pekin stray dogs are brought in and cared for rather than turned away, reflecting strong superstition that the animal’s presence should be kept with the family long term.
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Pekin
Slendhot Bird Crest Beads Linked to Imperial Fears
A Ready Despatch report describes a Chinese bird named slenhoh with a scarlet crest on its head. Natives believe the venom from a serpent eaten by the bird affects the crest's downy bead. The bead is hidden in aristocratic jewelry and, reportedly, touching it with the tongue can cause instant death, signaling Imperial displeasure.
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China
The Roman Theater of Scavicus Seats Eighty Thousand
The old theater of Aémillius Scavicus in Rome seats about 80,000, built 1,950 years ago. A cynical remark notes that the good die first, which oddly reassures the rest of us.
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Aémillius Scavicus
Rome
Pats Gself-Inflicted Lament on Medicine Use
In a satirical tone the author condemns credulity toward quick cures and laxatives and extols Honstetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior, natural acting remedy claimed to be tonic for digestion kidneys and bladder while battling malaria rheumatism. The piece mocks dangerous self treatment and the persistence of dubious medical claims.
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Honstetter
Vines on Wall Surprising Wall Dampness Claim
An official report argues that vines covering walls do not promote dampness. In fact such walls are drier, as thick foliage acts like a thatch. Vines also shade walls, reducing heat and cooling interior rooms in summer.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers $100 Reward
The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment for catarrh, claimed to cure all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and directs interested readers to send for testimonials, with sales through local druggists at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Garfield Tea promoters claim health via Nature's laws
A pair of physicians market Garfield Tea claiming disease stems from violations of Nature's laws. They distribute a small book with each package teaching readers to avoid sickness and rely less on medicine. They assert their product and the book empower all to stay well without Garfield Tea or other remedies.
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Gertfeld Tea
Enon
AL Bcott
Bird Broadway
New York
None But Royal Boxine Powner Baking Powder Claim
Advertises Royal Baking Powder as absolutely pure and superior to competitors. Claims no other powder uses refined cream of tartar and that rivals contain alum and harm health. Cites endorsement by U S government reports and official chemists for quality and safety.
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United States
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